Re: Walker and talk of trading him

["JLyell" <jlyell@concentric.net>]

> 
> At 05:08 AM 5/2/97 -0800, you wrote:
> >>pick any point guard and now tell me you wouldn't
> >>give him up in a second for Alan Iverson.
> >
> >Okay, of the top of my head, here goes:
> >
> >Gary Payton
> >Tim Hardaway
> >Penny Hardaway
> >Kevin Johnson
> >Jason Kidd
> >Stephon Marbury
> >David Wesley
> >John Stockton
> >Terrell Brandon
> >
> >
> >I'm sure there are others, but this is all I can think of for now.  The>
>point isthat there are plenty of point guards I would want instead of>
>Allen Iversen.
> >
> >
> 	Wesley? C'mon, being loyal is one thing, but Iverson's talent,
reagardless of position is 10x what Wes will ever be.  Brandon too is an
absolute joke.  I don't personally like Iverson but he has the ability to
take over a game
 as an early entry ROOKIE. 	Sorry as I am to say it, Iverson has the
capability to dominate a game and
> he can and probably will be one of the premier players in the game. 
Also, if anyone read his article in Sports Illustrated a couple years back,
you'd realize that he was screwed in his arrest.  You really need to to
watch some games of the 76'ers before you make this statement.  BTW, you
ever see Kidd try to do something called shooting the ball?  I doesn't look
pretty.
> 
> A realistic fan,
> 
> Jeff
> 

If we are really talking about point guards this list might be correct, a
point guard's job is to distribute the ball & make other players better,
any significant scoring ability is gravy.  Iverson does not distribute the
ball well, makes too many turnovers, and shooting percentage is not all
that great either.  But if I had a choice between him & Wesley & Brandon, I
would definitely take Iverson for the reasons you stated.  He can be
explosive and has the Vinnie Johnson/Andrew Toney microwave capability.

The same is true for Stackhouse, with all his shortcoming's he is what 22
or 23 ?  I would take his talent & put him with a good coach in a minute. 
You can't teach that type of athleticism. grant Hill had 4 years of college
, Stackhouse had 2 , so next year could really be seen as his rookie year.